Management
The process of planning, organizing, directing, and coordinating the work in the organization
Leadership
The ability to inspire others to achieve a desired outcome.
Authoritative Leadership Style
Decides for the group, motivates by coercion, communicates down the chain of command, work output is usually high, works well with an uneducated workforce
Democratic Leadership Style
Includes the group in decisions, motivates by supporting staff achievements, communication goes up and down the chain of command, work output is good when cooperation and collaboration are present.
Laissez-Faire Leadership Style
Minimal decision making, very little planning, motivation comes from individual staff members, communication occurs up and down the chain of command and between group members, work outut is low (unless an informal leader evolves from the group).
Works wel
Which leadership theory supports the belief that leadership skills can be developed?
Contemporary leadership theory
Transformational leaders
empower followers to assume responsibility for communal vision, and personal development is a secondary outcome
Transactional leaders
Business is focused as a continual "transaction", so to speak. Focus is on immediate problems, and employees are motivated via rewards (for high performance) and punishment (for low performance). Employees know how to "play the game" to get ahead.
Emotional Intelligence
The ability of an individual to perceive and understand his own emotions and the emotions of the client and family in order to provide client-centered care.
The five major functions of management are...
Planning, organizing, staffing, directing, and controlling
Planning
the decisions regarding what needs to be done, how it will be done, and who is going to do it
Organizing
the organizational structure that determines the lines of authority, channels of communication, and where decisions are made
Staffing
the acquisition and management of adequate staff and staffing mix
Directing
the leadership role assumed by a manager that influences and motivates staff to perform assigned roles
Controlling
the evaluation of staff performance and evaluation of unit goals to ensure identified outcomes are being met
Critical thinking
Use of interpretation, analysis, evaluation, inference, and explanation to make informed decisions about client issues and problems. "Big picture".
Clinical reasoning
the mental process used when analyzing the elements of a clinical situation and using analysis to make a decision. "Paring down the big picture into actionable steps
Clinical Judgement
the decision made regarding a course of action, based on critical analysis. Analyze data, ascertain its meaning, and determine client outcomes achieved by EBP. In other words, "evaluating what was done".
Priority setting
Decisions about the order of care. Includes when clients are seen, assessments are completed, interventions are provided, steps in a procedure (like a dressing change) are completed, and general components of client care are completed.
Prioritization Prinicples
-systemic before local
-acute before chronic
-listen, don't assume
-trends before transient findings (ie decrease in LOC)
-emergency signs vs expected signs (ie stroke recovery)
-determine priority actions (Maslow, ABCD)
Time Saving Strategies
Document as you go, group activities together, plan for lengthy care activities, envision care beforehand and have all supplies ready, delegate where you can, plan ahead with staff when you need their help, complete one task before beginning another, brea
Time management and self-care
take time for yourself (coffee... :), schedule time for breaks and meals, take physical and mental breaks form work/unit